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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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