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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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