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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology 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 quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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