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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning 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 educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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