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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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