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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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