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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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