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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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