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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education 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 educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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