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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning 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 teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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