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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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