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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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