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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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