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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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