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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with 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 institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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