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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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