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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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