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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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