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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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