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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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