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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning 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 we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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