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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance 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 participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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