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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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