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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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