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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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