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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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