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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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