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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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