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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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