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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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