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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning 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 participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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