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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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