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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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