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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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