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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because 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 we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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