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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving 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 make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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