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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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