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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology 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 stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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