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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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