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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-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 we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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