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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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