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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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