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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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