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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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