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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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