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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book 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 talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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