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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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