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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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