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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering 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 we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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