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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning 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 educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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