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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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