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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning 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 teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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