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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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