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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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