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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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