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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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