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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider 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 organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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