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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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