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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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