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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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