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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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