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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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