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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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