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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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