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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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