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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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