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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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