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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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