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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. 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 quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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