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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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