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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-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 certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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