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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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