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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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