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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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