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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 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 educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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