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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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