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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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