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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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