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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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