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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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