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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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