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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because 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 institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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