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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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