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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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