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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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