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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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