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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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