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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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