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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning 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 teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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