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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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