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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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