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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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