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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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