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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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