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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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