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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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