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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning 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 participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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