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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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