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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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