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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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