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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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