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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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