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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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