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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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