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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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