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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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