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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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