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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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