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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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