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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing 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 educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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