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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that 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 teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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