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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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