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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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