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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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