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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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