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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. 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 schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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