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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online 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 participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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