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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving 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 ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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