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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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