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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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