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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning 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 participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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