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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing 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 certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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