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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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