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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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