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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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