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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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