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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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