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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning 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 educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key 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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