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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education 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 participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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