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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning 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 teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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