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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling 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 institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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