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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-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 stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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