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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education 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 educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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