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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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