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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that 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 ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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