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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key 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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