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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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