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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning 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 institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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