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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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