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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning 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. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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