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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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