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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance 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 organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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