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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because 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 ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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