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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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