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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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