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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing 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 teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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