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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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