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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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