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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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