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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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