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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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