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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-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 institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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