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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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