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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that 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 we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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