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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning 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 we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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