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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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