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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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