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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning 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 be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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