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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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