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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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