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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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