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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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