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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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