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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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