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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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