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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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