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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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