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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because 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 institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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