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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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