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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning 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 organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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