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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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