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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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