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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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