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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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