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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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