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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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