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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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