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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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