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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)