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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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