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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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