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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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