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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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