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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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