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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? Managers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). For more details please visit this Education Books For Teachers site.

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