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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because 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 organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details 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 articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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