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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning 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 teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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