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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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