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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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