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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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