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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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