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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving 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 ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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