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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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