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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing 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 make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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