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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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