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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning 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 we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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