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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online 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 educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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