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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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