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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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