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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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