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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing 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 be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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