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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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