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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education 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 stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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