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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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