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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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