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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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