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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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