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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning 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. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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