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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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