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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally 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 variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing 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 be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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