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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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