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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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