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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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