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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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