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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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