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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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