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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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