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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing 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 be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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