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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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