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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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