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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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