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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-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 institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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