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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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