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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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