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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education 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 ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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