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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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