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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing 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 make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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