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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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