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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today 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 we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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