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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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