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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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