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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning 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 be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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