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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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