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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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