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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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