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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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