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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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