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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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