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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because 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 participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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