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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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