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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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