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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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