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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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