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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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