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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning 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 organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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