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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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