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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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