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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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