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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing 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 ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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