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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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