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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever 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 teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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