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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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