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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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