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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to 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 organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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