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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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