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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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