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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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