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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving 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 make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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