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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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