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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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