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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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