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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning 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 participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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