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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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