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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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