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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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