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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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