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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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