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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance 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 organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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