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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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