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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning 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 organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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