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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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