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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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