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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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