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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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