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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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