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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing 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 massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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