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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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