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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning 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 institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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