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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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