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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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