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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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