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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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