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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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