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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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