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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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