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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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