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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education 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 organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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