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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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