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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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