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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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