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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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