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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important 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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