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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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