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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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