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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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