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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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