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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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