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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. 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 training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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