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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that 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 teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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