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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning 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 participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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