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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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