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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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