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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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