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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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