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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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