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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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