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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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