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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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