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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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