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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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