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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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