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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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