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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. 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 education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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