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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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