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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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