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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. 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 teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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