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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving 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 be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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