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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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