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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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