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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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