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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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