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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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