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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning 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 stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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