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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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