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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-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 teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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