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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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