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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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