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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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