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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning 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 organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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