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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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