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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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