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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing 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 guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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