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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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