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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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