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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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