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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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