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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)