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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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