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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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