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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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