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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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