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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing 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 be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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