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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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