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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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