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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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