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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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