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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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