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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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