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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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