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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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