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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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