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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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