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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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