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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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