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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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