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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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