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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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