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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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