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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving 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 these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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