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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving 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 be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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