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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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