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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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