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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing 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 teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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