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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing 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 massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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