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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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