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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that 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 certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key 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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