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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology 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 teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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