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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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