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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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