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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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