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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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