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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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