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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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