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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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