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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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