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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended 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 participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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