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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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