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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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