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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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