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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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