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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning 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 institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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