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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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