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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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