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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving 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 guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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