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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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