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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because 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 institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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