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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important 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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