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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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