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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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