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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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