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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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