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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because 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 institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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