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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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