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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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