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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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