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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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