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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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