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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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