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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online 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 organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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