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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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