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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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