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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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