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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning 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 educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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