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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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