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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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