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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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