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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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