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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies 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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