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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-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 teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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