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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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