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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 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 organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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