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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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