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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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