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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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