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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving 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 assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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