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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning 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 teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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