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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because 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 organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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