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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. 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 educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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