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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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