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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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