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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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