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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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