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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning 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 institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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