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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because 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 teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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