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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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