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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-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 we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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