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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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