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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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