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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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