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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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