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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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