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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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