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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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