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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing 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 massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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