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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing 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 guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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