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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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