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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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