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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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