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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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