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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning 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. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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