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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning 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 certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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