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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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