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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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