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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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