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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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