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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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