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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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