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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring 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 new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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