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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education 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 ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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