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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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