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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online 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 we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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