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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. 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 education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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