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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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