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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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