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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving 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 schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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