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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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 massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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