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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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