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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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