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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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