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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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