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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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