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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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