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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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