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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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