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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning 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 teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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