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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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