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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology 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 stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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