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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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