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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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