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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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