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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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