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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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