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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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