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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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