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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended 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 organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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