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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving 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 ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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