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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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