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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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