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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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