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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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