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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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