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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because 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 teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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