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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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