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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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