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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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