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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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