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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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