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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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