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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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