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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that 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 guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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