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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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