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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-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 organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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