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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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