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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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