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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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