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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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