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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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