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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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