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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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