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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended 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 organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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