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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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