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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly 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 dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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