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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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