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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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