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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider 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 assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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