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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because 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 participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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