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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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