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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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