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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology 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 educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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