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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because 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 guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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