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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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