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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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